Chord and FretC(b5) on ukulele
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. In this C(b5) voicing the bass is E and the shape runs from fret 3 to 6, ringing 1 open string. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
Notes in C(b5): C – E – GbFormula: 1 – 3 – b5In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: A rare, modern colour; in practice it shows up far more with the seventh attached, as C7(b5), than on its own.
This is just one shape of C(b5) on ukulele. In Chord and Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in the instrument's own voice; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
See the whole neck in Chord and Fret →Part of the Triads family.